HomeMy Public PortalAbout2006-12-05 PC MinutesVillage of Plainfield Planning Commission Record of Minutes Date: December 5 , 2006 Location: Village Hall Chairman Sobkoviak called the meeting to order at 7:0 5 . Roll Call Present: Commissioners Henry , Mc Kay, O’Rourke , Renzi, Sobkoviak Absent: Commi ssioner Kachel , Murawski Minutes The minutes from the November 7 , 2006 meeting were accepted as presented Development Report Jonathan Proulx went through the Development report: - Variance was granted for Plainfield Congregational Church. - Village of Plain field Zoning Map was approved. - Overman Jones Rezoning was approved. - LaBancz Pre -Annexation Agreement will be remanded back to Plan Commission. - Grande Park South commercial public hearing was held - Concept Plan was approved for TCF Bank - Stewart Ridge Phase 2 Concept Plan was supported - The Annexation Agreement was approved for Grande View Place. - The Sohol Professional Building was approved. - The Dillman Subdivision was approved. - The Creekside Crossing Final Plat would be coming back to Plan Commission. - The meet ing schedules for the upcoming year were approved. NEW BUSINESS: CASE: 1278 -101306.TA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT (FUTURE LAND USE MAP) (CONTINUED TO 12/19/06) Request: Text Amendment Location: Village -wide Applicant: Village of Plainfield Commiss ioner Henry moved to open and continue the public hearing on the proposed text amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to December 19, 2006 . Commissioner McKay seconded the motion. Chairman Sobkoviak called for a vote by roll call.
Plan Commission Minutes December 5, 2006 Page 2 of 3 Aye: O’Rourke, Renzi, Mc Kay, Henry , Sobkoviak Nay: None The motion is carried 5 :0:0. CASE: 1281 -111506.SU LIFE SPRING COMMUNITY CHURCH Request: Special Use Location: 14735 Wood Farm Road, Plainfield, IL Applicant: Village of Plainfield on behalf of Life Spring Church Bill Inm an – Hitchcock Design Group Mr. Proulx announced that this was a public hearing being held in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations of the Village of Plainfield and the State of Illinois. He read the Staff report. Chairman Sobkoviak swore in Fran Leeman who said that the church was probably a couple years away from building on this property due to financial and environmental issues. He said that he wanted to be an asset to the downtown. Commissioner O’Rourke confirmed that the church had owned this land for approximately two years. He asked if the future design for the adjacent retail center included an extended parking lot for church access. Mr. Proulx explained that the long -term plans included an east -west street that would connect t o Van Dyke Road. A discussion ensued regarding the traffic patterns. Commissioner Henry noted that the stipulations in the report seemed odd for a zoning case. Mr. Proulx said that these were standard stipulations. Commissioner Renzi asked where the pa rking lot might go, and Pastor Leeman said that possible options were being developed. The building and parking lot would be in the n orthwest corner. There was some discussion regarding engineering options to be explored with Staff to coordinate with the parcel across the street. Mr. Proulx assured the commission that this would be worked on. Chairman Sobkoviak opened up the floor for public comment. There was no response. Commissioner Henry moved to recommend approval of the special use to permit rel igious assembly and religious institution uses for the future LifeSpring Community Church, located at 14735 Wood Farm Road, subject to the following two (2) stipulations: 1. Compliance with the requirements of the Village Engineer; and 2. Compliance with the req uirements of the Plainfield Fire Protection District. Commissioner O’Rourke seconded the motion. Chairman Sobkoviak called for a vote by roll call.
Plan Commission Minutes December 5, 2006 Page 3 of 3 Aye: O’Rourke, Renzi, McKay, Henry, Sobkoviak Nay: None The motion is carried 5:0:0. This would go bef ore the Village Board at the next scheduled meeting. Discussion Commissioner Renzi asked about the tax rate spreadsheet for various businesses in the Village. Mr. Proulx said that this was created and he reviewed the analysis. This would be distributed to the commission at a later date. Commissioner McKay was in support of getting together with the trustees to talk about the conflicts within different regions of the Village. Mr. Proulx said that this was appropriate for discussion, and a discussion ens ued regarding following policy and long -term benefits to the Village. The commission agreed that this was a good idea to discuss but discussed how to possibly limit this as policy was set with the Comprehensive Plan. There was also some discussion regard ing small versus big businesses in downtown areas, especially in regards to monotony. Mr. Proulx said that he would raise this with Mr. Garrigan and Mr. Testin to determine how to approach this. Commissioner Renzi wanted to expand on the discussion to en compass the transition to business in the downtown area. He also mentioned the importance of keeping affordable housing, and a discussion ensued regarding this. Mr. Proulx went through some steps that were trying to be taken to help with this. Commissio ner Renzi asked if an analysis could be done to make sure that this did not create a problem in five to ten years. He wanted to be addressed as soon as possible. Commissioner Henry asked if long -term projections could be created using building permits. There was some discussion regarding where affordable housing could be or should be built. Commissioner McKay asked how statistical information is formulated as neighboring communities had the best houses near downtown or near a train station. A discussio n ensued regarding the Metra Star Line plans and mixed -income housing. Commissioner McKay asked what would happen with a train station near the downtown. Chairman Sobkoviak said that people taking the train into Chicago are generally in the higher income scale. Commissioner McKay agreed that this needed to be discussed and addressed. Chairman Sobkoviak adjourned the meeting at 7 :45 pm. __________________ Respectfully submitted, Laura Griffith -Recording Secretary Karick & Associates, Inc.